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The War Wagon is a 1967 American heist and Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. The cast includes John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, and Robert Walker Jr. The movie was produced by Marvin Schwartz Productions, Universal Pictures, and Batjac Productions, with distribution handled by Universal Pictures and Netflix.
Dimitri Tiomkin composed the score, while William H. Clothier served as director of photography. Harry W. Gerstad edited the film, which has a runtime of 101 minutes. The narrative is set in New Mexico and features elements such as gold, chases, horses, and ranches. The film was released in the United States on May 26, 1967, and generated revenue of 6,000,000.
Critical reception includes a review score of 5.9 out of 10 and an 82% rating. Audience metrics show a vote average of 6.8 on TMDb and a rating of 6.8 on IMDb. The film is available in English and distributed via video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
6.8An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Cast
- John Wayne as Taw Jackson
- Kirk Douglas as Lomax
- Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear
- Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt
- Keenan Wynn as Wes Fletcher
- Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce
Themes
- gold
- chase
- horse
- ranch
- caper
- rural area
- shootout
- cowboy
- henry rifle
- gold shipment
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Burt Kennedy
- Cast member
- Terry Wilson
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- William H. Clothier
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 256880
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1967-01-01
- title
- The War Wagon
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Harry W. Gerstad
- review score
- 82%
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